The R498 is a regional road in
County Tipperary
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linking
Nenagh, via
Borrisoleigh and
Bouladuff
Bouladuff (), also known as Inch and The Ragg, is a village near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland. According to the 2016 CSO census, the population of the Inch electoral division was 395. Bouladuff is in the barony of Eliogarty.
Location a ...
to
Thurles
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.
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
The road is approximately long.
R498–N62 Link Road
During 2011, a road to link the N62 with the R498 was built. Taking a small portion of the L4121 local road
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near Tipperary Institute, the road was already widened and turned off into a new road going over the main Dublin
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–Cork
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line with a new bridge to be constructed and joining the N62 at Gortataggart. This new stretch of road is currently part of the R498, as designated by Transport Infrastructure Ireland
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in 2012. North Tipperary County Council was in charge of its construction.
Thurles Bypass
Plans for a Bypass to connect the N62 North (before Thurles) N75 and R498 with N62 South (pass Thurles) have been approved and are currently in route selection, it is more than likely the R498–N62 link road will be part of the new bypass.
See also
* Roads in Ireland - (Primary National Roads)
* Secondary Roads
References
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Tipperary
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